DLC 19 Speculation

[Cynogale bennettii II]

To just put my own two cents in regarding the rhinos - I personally love that we have all three. The black is my favourite rhino species, the white is the most widespread in zoos and an Asian rhino is a must, with the Indian being my favoured choice out of the three.

One thing that really sets apart the two African rhinos is biome tolerance, with the white being an animal exclusively of open savannah grassland, while the black rhino has a much broader range of habitats. They are also found in true desert (hence their inclusion in the Arid Pack) and in Kenya, the biggest population is in the tropical montane forests of the Aberdare Mountains, where they live alongside bongos and colobus monkeys. The two species can and do fill different niches, and so are different enough for me to appreciate them both.

 

[SanRazo]

Yea I was beyond the moon that we had the three rhinos. They all serve a different purpose. If anyone disagrees then they’re wrong

 

[Milurian]

For statues, out of the chosen animals I think rhea and saki are the best choices by far. I use NW monkeys in pretty much every zoo so a statue to go with them would be used a lot, and as already said the rhea could pass as an ostrich.

If they choose one of the other ones, I ironically wouldn’t bummed by the flamingo for one sole purpose: I like putting statues in groups and the model will probably be similar enough to the greater flamingo to pass as an alternate pose. Placing the flamingo statues alone always felt weird to me but placing them together just looked bad since they’re all in that same, very specific stance lol. Could totally see why others would hate it though and I think it’s the least likely anyways.

This is why they will for sure not pick the flamingo since its to close to another reward statue both for the map visual and as a display. I think it probably will be the rhea.

 

[Mjmannella]

TBF, both the alpine ibex and alpine goat got reward statues

 

[Milurian]

TBF, both the alpine ibex and alpine goat got reward statues

still think this was a dumb decision visually but there is a difference between alpine goat and ibex which at least have different horns vs flamingo and flamingo which for most can only be distinguished by pattern and maybe beak shape.

 

[Stressed Primate]

By the way, I don't see anyone talking about exhibit animals, has it been confirmed that we won't get new ones in this dlc/other dlc's moving forward? I know they've been missing from the last two...

 

[Marvinb]

By the way, I don't see anyone talking about exhibit animals, has it been confirmed that we won't get new ones in this dlc/other dlc's moving forward? I know they've been missing from the last two...

Nothing was confirmed, but gauging by the teaser image it seems like its also a 7+scenery pack. So im not counting on seeing a exhibit animal in the pack

 

[Stressed Primate]

Too bad, I'd really like to have a coral snake or maybe a new poison dart frog.

 

[KönigDerKaffeebohnen]

The one Exhibit animal i could see happening and would be genuinly hyped about

 

[RightWhale]

The one Exhibit animal i could see happening and would be genuinly hyped aboutView attachment 425128

Did I hear based? Hello? BASED DEPARTMENT!

On the real though I genuinely think Fish in the exhibit box is one of the easier was to develop interest for the pack. Just getting the red belly piranha would be fantastic for South America. I can even see an electric eel work in the exhibit box, same with angelfish and discus.

 

[SanRazo]

The one Exhibit animal i could see happening and would be genuinly hyped aboutView attachment 425128

That would be so peak

 

[Stressed Primate]

The one Exhibit animal i could see happening and would be genuinly hyped aboutView attachment 425128

Yeah, exhibit fishes would be great and especially piranhas, but in that case they'd better make it a five exhibit dlc like Grasslands because there's a lot of catching up to do.

 

[RightWhale]

Yeah, exhibit fishes would be great and especially piranhas, but in that case they'd better make it a five exhibit dlc like Grasslands because there's a lot of catching up to do.

I mean for grasslands the 5 butterfly species all had the same animations just slight changes to textures. I don’t think we could get 5 fish in one DLC. However, I could see us getting more than one?

I mean it’s all up to Frontier in the end.

 

[Stressed Primate]

I mean for grasslands the 5 butterfly species all had the same animations just slight changes to textures. I don’t think we could get 5 fish in one DLC. However, I could see us getting more than one?

I mean it’s all up to Frontier in the end.

Well, depends how much they're animated to be fair. If they're like most exhibit animals, just standing still in the water, then it would be easier to do but I guess it would be frustrating for the more vivacious species. Could definitely work for pikes though, for instance. Or moving from fishes but staying in water exhibits, lobsters.

 

[DarthQuell]

Well, depends how much they're animated to be fair. If they're like most exhibit animals, just standing still in the water, then it would be easier to do but I guess it would be frustrating for the more vivacious species. Could definitely work for pikes though, for instance. Or moving from fishes but staying in water exhibits, lobsters.

We do have axolotls, newts, and terrapins and bullfrogs. We've seen aquatic terrariums, so I'd love to have a few more like it...

Like you said, lobsters or crawfish, more turtles, maybe even semi-aquatic or water-loving snakes, like the green anaconda and cottonmouths

 

[The Sea Blimp]

I can even see an electric eel work in the exhibit box

If we got the electric eel in this pack I might die of peak

 

[Stressed Primate]

We do have axolotls, newts, and terrapins and bullfrogs. We've seen aquatic terrariums, so I'd love to have a few more like it...

Like you said, lobsters or crawfish, more turtles, maybe even semi-aquatic or water-loving snakes, like the green anaconda and cottonmouths

I haven't played with all those ones yet (I don't own all the dlc's, which doesn't help), but isn't at least a part of the exhibit above water for them? We're talking fully aquatic animals right now, which we are also missing for habitats at the moment.
Also, I'd love to see the green anaconda but I think it deserves a larger tank. I've wondered if it couldn't even be the first (and possibly only) habitat snake, but I'm not sure it would work.
Also also, if we go for water snake, maybe we could go for the Yellow-bellied sea snake. It would be a bit of a stretch since it lives in Hawaii but not continental Americas, but having an actual sea snake in game would be extremely cool imo.

 

[RightWhale]

If we got the electric eel in this pack I might die of peak

I’ll be honest the thought of fish in the exhibit box excites me more than birds in the WTE. Mostly because one is far more likely than the other haha.

But the thing is there are a ton of fish (and other aquatics) species that can work in the exhibit box as they are able to be housed by themselves.

1. Red belly piranha
2. Desert hole pupfish
3. African cichlids
4. Archerfish
5. Mudskippers
6. Electric eels
7. Clownfish
8. Lionfish
9. Epaulette sharks
10. Hermit crabs
11. Lobsters
12. Cuttlefish
13. Octopus
14. Seahorses
15. Mantis shrimp

Genuinely untapped potential that I think would make a lot of people happy,

 

[RightWhale]

I haven't played with all those ones yet (I don't own all the dlc's, which doesn't help), but isn't at least a part of the exhibit above water for them?

Yes but they never exit the water, Modders have used the newt and axolotl rigs to make other fish (like the African lungfish mod) and they look fantastic.

To be honest if you place an electric eel or piranha in the same exhibit box as the axolotl they wouldn’t look out of place at all. In fact it would look fantastic, as it would both replicate the Amazon river and potential dry season reservoirs these animals live in.

 

[DarthQuell]

I haven't played with all those ones yet (I don't own all the dlc's, which doesn't help), but isn't at least a part of the exhibit above water for them? We're talking fully aquatic animals right now, which we are also missing for habitats at the moment

Many of those never leave the water. Granted, the frog and terrapin do have areas above the water, but the rest stay underwater

Also, I'd love to see the green anaconda but I think it deserves a larger tank. I've wondered if it couldn't even be the first (and possibly only) habitat snake, but I'm not sure it would work.

The terrariums are the same size as the small staff buildings. I've seen green anaconda in smaller exhibits than that, so they'd work just fine